Building up the kingdom — one small, rural church at a time
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Matthew Morine’s friends in ministry keep quitting. The job, tough in normal times, became insurmountable during the pandemic. “It’s not because…
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Still the one: Alabama preacher marks 65 years with the same congregation
ROANOKE, Ala. — In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent federal troops to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. The Soviet Union stunned…
Our ministerial crisis has arrived
My dad is a minister. He has preached for congregations in Oklahoma, California and Texas. He now serves as an elder of the Gray Road…
Ministers struggle under weight of pandemic stress
Many ministers are stressed and exhausted. The profession may be divine, but it takes a toll. “It’s all consuming,” said Celeste Smith, a licensed marriage…
Editorial: Love ‘these servants of God’
‘You will all watch your words and the ways that you go at these people, these servants of God!” Certainly, ministers are not perfect. They…
How to recognize and treat ministry burnout
What is your preacher’s state of mind? Does he have enough time to study and plan what he will be preaching in 2017? The preacher…
